Twin Cities Dunkers Fund
Totals for the night for the more than 220 members and guests in attendance won't be surprised to hear that the more than $195,000 raised is a record single-year total for donations to the Dunkers Fund.
The Minnesota Timberwolves/Lynx were the 2023 sponsors of the event providing a live auction item of a road trip with the team next season - team plane, team hotel, team workouts, team meals - the whole deal! The trip brought at record $25,000 for a single item bid!
As part of the sponsorship, the program's for this year was a conversation with Ethan Casson, the team CEO, and Michael Grady, the TV play-play announcer for the team.
In mid August the Dunkers Fund Committee voted to distribute a record $195,000 to the athletic programs of the Twin Cities public high schools. Each of the 14 schools will receive $12,500 to purchase uniforms, equipment and other needs. In addition, the committee awarded $10,000 to the overall athletic programs of both the Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools for needs that benefit the entire district or multiple schools.
The Dunkers Fund is a program that started in 1997 as a program to provide a couple scholarships to a few deserving students. In 2011 it transitioned into a program that, as of 2023, provided $1,302,238 in financial assistance to the 14 Twin Cities high schools to help them purchase much needed athletic uniforms and equipment.
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Donations for the 2022 Twin Cities Dunkers Fund Drive total $161,350...
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